Explore the Family Name Riccardo

The meaning of Riccardo

Italian: from the personal name Riccardo, an equivalent of Richard. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Salvatore, Angelo, Vito, Antonio, Carmine, Domenico, Francesca.

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How common is the last name Riccardo in the United States?

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Riccardo has seen a decrease in recent years. In the year 2000, it was ranked 35,239 but by 2010, it had fallen to the rank of 46,037 - a decrease of 30.64%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also went down from 605 in 2000 to 463 in 2010, representing a decline of 23.47%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 fell by 27.27% from 0.22 in 2000 to just 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,239	#46,037	-30.64%
Count	605	463	-23.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.16	-27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Riccardo

The ethnicity breakdown of the surname Riccardo based on the Decennial U.S. Census shows that a significant majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, with the percentage being 91.74% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 91.36% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 3.31% in 2000 to 4.75% in 2010. Those who identified as belonging to two or more races experienced a drop from 2.15% in 2000 to 1.30% in 2010. The group identifying as Black decreased marginally from 2.31% in 2000 to 2.16% in 2010. There was no change in the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, remaining at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.74%	91.36%	-0.41%
Hispanic	3.31%	4.75%	43.5%
Black	2.31%	2.16%	-6.49%
Two or More Races	2.15%	1.3%	-39.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%